Improvement in relishers and wedge-cutters



W. l. HSKINS 8f. A. D. RWE.

Relishers and Wedge-Cutters. y No. 139,715. Y manteaume10.1373.`

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AM pHoro-urna am Pme ca Mx (ossams's Fnacessf) UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

WESLEY J. HOSKINS AND AMOS D. ROWE, OF ESSEX, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN RELISHERS AND WEDGE-CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,715, dated June 10, 1873 application filed May 17, 1873.

" To all whom it 'may concern:

. after described.

Figure l is a sectional elevation of the improved machine taken on the line a' x, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view; and Fig. 3 is a portion of a A door-rail, showing the relish and the wedges to be formed out of it.

A represents the door-rail, which has been rabbeted at B to form two tenons by cutting ont the relish on the lines a b. he common way of cutting out this relish is to saw the lines a by a couple of saws and then cut out the piece on the line b with a chisel and mallet. The relish thus out out is then sawed up into wedges, as indicated by the lines ef, to make wedges for wedging the tenons B.

New, we propose to cut out this relish and make wedges of it by a machine `as aforesaid, and therefore arrange the gang of three saws, D, for cutting the three parallel slits on the swinging frame B, which we connect to the tilting table F by the rod G.. and arm H, and over the saws D we mount the two saws l, for cutting the diagonal slots c on an arbor, J, diagonal to the arbor of saws D. In front of these we arrange the stationary cutters L, for cutting out the relish on the line b. 0n the inner end ofthe table We have a strap, M, and -we connect this end to the rod 0, which extends down through the slot P, in the end of a foot-treadle, N, also through a hole, lQ, in the platform. This rod has a notch, R, with which the edge of a plate, S, on the foot-treadle engages and supports the table in the right position in front of saws D. The rod is held on the plate by the spring U. Y

In the first place the raill is put on the table and moved `along. one of the guides W, properly adjusted therefor against the` saws D, till the shoulder ot the rabbet comes l against stop M', by whichthehsaws cut the slits a f j then the table is tilted upward by handle Z, without moving the "rail from its position on the table, to the saws I, which make the diagonal cuts C from the saws the work is moved up to the cutters above; then the treadle on which the rod O now rests by the shoulder Y is forced up and the wed ges are cut off, leaving the relish, and making the wedges complete?. The other guide is intended for the second or bottom relish on the same end of the rail, which, is to be operated as The lower saws D- swing back to above. give the wedges space to drop without comin g in contact with them. The pawl Z throws the rod O off from the'ioot-treadleN, when it is let down again.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the gangs of saws D I, oscillating table F, and stationary cutters L, substantially in the manner described.

2. rlhe swin gin g saw-frameE and oscillating table F, connected by arm Hand rod G, suhstantially as specited.

3. The combination of rod O, treadle N, spring U, and pawl Z', substantially as herein described. v y K WESLEY J. HOSKINS. Witnesses: AMOS D. ROWE.

HENRY E. HosKINs, A. J. TUCKER. 

